What's Wrong ? (2024)

25/05/2022

According to a report by UNICEF, named "Severe wasting: An overlooked child survival emergency", Bangladesh made it to the top 5 countries with the highest number of children suffering from severe malnutrition, in the Asian continent.

The report, stated that children suffer from numerous medical conditions, due to a lack of essential macronutrients and micronutrients in their diets.

The report further highlighted South Asia as the epicenter of malnutrition and proclaimed that: "the region is also home to high rates of underweight and anemia among adolescent girls and pregnant or breastfeeding women,” which directly affects the health of the babies born to these mothers, as child marriage rates are high within these countries. Hence, babies born to these mothers are more prone to succumb to the illnesses associated with malnutrition.

According to the list provided by the report, Bangladesh ranked 5th with 327,859 children suffering from severe malnutrition. This estimated number is followed by India which is ranked 1st, with 5,772,472 children affected, and Pakistan which made it to the 3rd rank, with an estimated number of 678,925 children affected with malnutrition.

The report states that, on a global scale, over 13.6 million children under the age of 5 suffer from severe malnutrition. Among this estimated number, 20% of the children affected in this age group die.

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Edited By: Waseefa Tasneen

Sources:
https://www.unicef.org/child-alert/severe-wasting
https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/3-lakh-children-under-5-severely-malnourished-3025781

19/05/2022

According to Israeli media, the Israel's Military Police Criminal Investigation Division does not plan to further investigate the fatal shooting of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Aqleh.The main reason for this is that there is "no suspicion of a criminal act" as the soldiers claim that they did not see the journalists and they were aiming at gunmen nearby.

However, the bullet wound was just below the Al Jazeera journalist's ear, which indicates that it might have been a precise shot.An initial Israeli probe concluded that either Palestinian gunmen shot her or she was shot by accident. However, an initial Palestinian authority concluded that she had likely been shot by an Israeli soldier. Furthermore, this is based on eyewitness testimonies, who have stated that Israeli soldiers were shooting at the journalists intentionally.

Israel has stated that, without the bullet, which the Palestinians possess, it would not be possible to conclude who was responsible. Moreover, they claimed to have identified the soldier's rifle that may have killed her. However, the Palestinian government is unwilling to hand over the bullet as they do not trust the Israeli military.

Shireen Abu Aqleh was murdered near a refugee camp at Jenin. Her murder drew widespread condemnation, including from the Biden administration. In addition to this, mourners, at her funeral, were attacked by Israeli police at St.Joseph's Hospital. This incident drew further condemnation, even within Israel.

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Sources:
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium.HIGHLIGHT-israeli-military-will-not-conduct-criminal-probe-into-al-jazeera-reporter-s-death-1.10808866
https://m.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/article-706638https://www.bellingcat.com/news/mena/2022/05/14/unravelling-the-killing-of-shireen-abu-akleh/
https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2022/05/19/Israeli-military-identifies-soldier-s-rifle-that-may-have-killed-Shireen-Abu-Akleh

02/05/2022

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26/03/2022

হে বাঙালি মনে পরে সেই কালো রাত্রির কথা যখন নিরিহ অস্ত্রহীন বাঙালির উপুর হামলা চালায় পাকিস্তানের বাহিনী এবং রক্তাক্ত করে দেয় সারা দেশ।
ছোট, বড়, শিশু, নারী ও ব্রিদ্ধ কারর উপরি তারা দয়া দেখান নি। অজস্র গোলাবর্ষণ এর মাদ্ধমে তারা সাধারন মানুষের উপর নির্মম হত্যাকান্ড চালিয়েছে।
সেই কালরাতের গণহত্যায় বাংলার অসংখ্য সন্তানদের অকারনে নিজেদের প্রান হারাতে হয়।
এইজন্যই পরের দিন ২৬ মার্চ মাথায় কাফন বেঁধে একত্রিত হয়ে যুদ্ধে নেমে পরে সারা দেশের হাজার হাজার বির এবং বিরঙ্গনা।
তাই আজকের দিন ২৬ মার্চ কে আমরা স্বাধীনতা দিবস হিসেবে পালন করে আসছি এবং পালন করে যাবো।
আমাদের স্বাধীনতা আমাদের গৌরব,আমাদের স্বাধীনতা আমাদের পরিচয়।
সবুজের বুকে লাল উরছে ।
শুভ স্বাধীনতা দিবস

14/03/2022

As of time of writing, there have been reports coming up in the US media, accusing Russia of possibly getting militarized aid from China.

On Monday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman, Zhao Lijian, said, at a news briefing, "The US has been spreading misinformation and this is VERY dangerous.". Furthermore, he also said, "We need to advance a diplomatic solution instead of further escalating the situation."

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov, also on Monday, denied these accusations. He stated, "Russia possesses its own independent potential to continue the operation. As we said, it is going according to plan and will be completed on time and in full."

Meanwhile,in a CNN interview, US National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan, said,
"They were communicating directly, privately to Beijing that there will absolutely be consequences for a large scale sanctions evasions efforts or support Russia to backfill them."

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Sources:
https://www.tbsnews.net/world/russia-denies-it-has-asked-china-military-equipment-ukraine-war-despite-us-claims-384866
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/china-pushes-back-reports-russia-asked-help-ukraine-rcna19872
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/13/us/politics/russia-china-ukraine.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-60732486
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/14/us-official-russia-seeking-military-aid-from-china

27/02/2022

As of time of writing,by the fourth day into the war, an approximate amount of 368,000 Ukrainian's have fled the country, based on data made available by national authorities. This means that the total number of refugees is likely much higher as it's constantly rising. Moreover, civilians are hiding in subways and other semi protected areas so that they can be sheltered from the missiles that are being launched.

Russian president ,Vladimir Putin, on Sunday, has put his country's Nuclear Deterrence forces ready and on high alert amidst the global backlash against Russia's " Military Operation " in Ukraine.

Throughout this crisis, the plan for negotiations have arisen within Ukraine and Russia. According to President Zelenskyy,it will be taking place at the Ukraine - Belarus border with "no pre-conditions",on Monday.

President Zelenskyy of Ukraine has stated,“I will say frankly, as always: I do not really believe in the result of this meeting, but let them try. So that no citizen of Ukraine would have any doubt that I, as president, did not try to stop the war when there was even a small chance”.

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Research: and Sakeef Imam Abeer
Sources:
https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-and-russia-set-to-hold-negotiations-at-belarusian-ukrainian-border-says-office-of-president-zelenskyy-12553294
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/newsblogs/russia-ukraine-war-crisis-news-live-vladimir-putin-volodymyr-zelenskyy-latest-updates/liveblog/89861187.cms
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/27/putin-puts-russias-nuclear-deterrent-forces-on-alert
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-60545469
https://www.wsj.com/articles/russias-assault-on-ukraine-presses-forward-as-street-battles-rage-in-kyiv-11645864200

26/02/2022

According to the UN refugee agency, ever since the Russian forces invaded Ukraine; approximately 150, 000 Ukrainian civilians have fled to neighbouring countries. Around a 116,000 of the fleeing civilians have entered Poland alone,with Poland preparing to take in as many as 1 million refugees. The UN has estimated that about 1 to 5 million Ukrainians may be forced to flee to neighbouring countries.

Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians are rushing to flee during this "Military Operation" by the Russian government. However,people have been forced to leave their possessions, such as cars and other mobile vehicles, as the roads leading to neighbouring countries have been congested with people fleeing en masse.

In addition to this, the EU ( European Union ) has gotten rid of the visa restrictions for Ukrainians. Even European countries,such as Germany, Finland ,Moldova and Romania, are also taking in refugees coming from Ukraine. The Czech Republic has even gone on to state that they can take in about half a million refugees.

UN agencies have been warning that Ukrainians are running out of resources, with many Western countries urgently providing humanitarian aid.

The members of the "What's Wrong?" Podcast would like to end this article by repeating the lines that the Ukrainian delegate, Sergiy Kyslytsya, said to the UN Security Council.

" I will ask all of you to dedicate a moment of complete silence, to pray, or to mediate if you do not believe in god, for peace. To pray for souls of those who has already been killed,for souls of those who may be killed. "

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Sources:
https://qz.com/2133850/which-countries-are-accepting-ukrainian-refugees-fleeing-russia/
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-europe-poland-migration-united-nations-c3af8a01b6abdfafb022930d9749efa0
https://news.yahoo.com/un-more-150-000-ukrainian-152209004.html
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/ukraine-russia-invasion-un-security-council-applause-b2023989.html

24/02/2022

After recognizing the People's Republic of Donedsk and People's Republic of Lugnsk as independant Republics, the Russian Government has ended up launching an all out invasion on Ukraine.

During the initial wave of attacks, they destroyed 74 Ukrainian ground facilities. These include 11 Air fields, 3 Command posts, and 18 Radar Stations of Ukraine's Anti-Aircraft Missile Systems.Thus, crippling Ukraine's air defense systems.

In addition to this, separatists forces, backed by the Russian military, have been advancing deeper into Ukrainian territory. As of the time of writing, at least 68 people,including both soldiers and civilians,were killed according to AFP.

Thousands of Ukrainian civilians have been fleeing the capital of Kyiv. As of the time of writing, Russian forces have just captured the abandoned nuclear power plant of Chernobyl. They are advancing closer to Kyiv, despite President Putin claiming that Moscow isn't planning "to occupy Ukrainian territories".

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Sources:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.freepressjournal.in/amp/world/ukraine-air-defences-and-air-bases-destroyed-russia
https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/russian-forces-break-into-north-of-kyiv-18-killed-in-ukraines-odessa-2787123

21/02/2022

আজ ২১এ ফেব্রুয়ারী আন্তর্জাতিক মাতৃ ভাষা দিবশ।ঠীক আজকের দীনে ১৯৫২ কীছূ সাহসী ছাত্র ছাত্রী রাজ পথে ণেমে পোড়ে নিজের মাতৃ ভাষা কে রক্ষা কোরার জন্য , যদিও শেই ১৪৪ ধারা জাড়ি করা ছীলো রাজ পথে পুলিশ থাকার সঃতেও তাড়া নিজের জীবনের চিন্তা না করে তারা আন্দোলন করতে শুরু করেন। ধিরে ধিরে ছাত্রদের শঙ্খা বারতে থাকেলে পুলিশ অবস্থা সামাল না দিতে পেরে গুলি করা শুরু করে নিরীহ ছাত্রদের উপর। তবউ তারা থামেনি সালাম,রফিক,বরকত,জাব্বার সহ আর অনেক এ নিজের জীবন দিয়ে রক্ষা করেছেন আমাদের মাতৃ ভাষা কে । তাদের অদম্য সাহস এর কারনে আজ আমরা স্বাধীন ভাবে নিজের মাতৃভাষায় কথা বলতে পারি , এবং এই কারনেই ১৯৯৯ খ্রিষ্টাব্দের ১৭ নভেম্বর অনুষ্ঠিত ইউনেস্কোর প্যারিস অধিবেশনে প্রস্তাব উত্থাপন করা হয় ও এতে ১৮৮টি দেশ সমর্থন জানালে একুশে ফেব্রুয়ারিকে আন্তর্জাতিক মাতৃভাষা দিবস হিসেবে ঘোষণা করা হয় এবং ২০০০ সালের ২১ ফেব্রুয়ারি থেকে দিবসটি জাতিসংঘের সদস্যদেশসমূহে যথাযথ মর্যাদায় পালিত হয়ে আসছে।

Written by: Nihal Khan

18/02/2022

As it stands, Russia has posted around 150,000 soldiers around the Ukrainian border. In response to this, America and NATO have been supplying the Ukrainian government with military equipment.

In recent events, there has been minor shelling between Ukrainian soldiers and the Russian backed rebels in the Donbass province. While the Russian government has claimed that they found mass graves of people from the Donbass province. However, mass graves of Russian-speaking people from that breakaway region have not yet been confirmed. NATO has refuted these claims and suspects that Russia might use these claims to justify a potential invasion into Ukraine.

On the other hand, the Russian Government is stating that they are moving their troops away from the borders and would rather not go to war in these circumstances. NATO analysts claim that they are actually increasing troop buildup.

As a result of this, Ukraine has been building up it's defenses and arming soldiers to be prepared for a possibility of an Invasion.

In light of this series of events, a lot of countries have removed their diplomatic staff from Ukraine and have also strongly advised their respective citizens to leave as soon as possible.

Due to the potential war possibly erupting, NATO has been increasing their military footprint in Eastern Europe. Poland, on the other hand, has been preparing for a large-scale refugee crisis.

Experts believe that Russia's current actions have been taken due to NATO expanding far into Eastern Europe, making it a potential threat to Russian security. Russia demands that NATO stop expansion into Eastern Europe and remove all of it's military presence from that region.
Sources:
https://www.jpost.com/international/article-696703
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.dw.com/en/ukraine-crisis-diplomacy-continues-amid-fears-of-russian-escalation/a-60821818

17/02/2022

We discuss how Myanmar's government has been spreading propaganda against the Rohingyas.

09/02/2022

"So what you are trying to say is that we are looking at mass starvation"
This is what's happening in Afghanistan

19/01/2022

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07/01/2022

In this extract from Ep.5, we talk about the reasons why Hindus may experience racism( both direct or subtle) in Bangladesh

16/12/2021

সবাইকে বিজয় দিবসের অনেক অনেক শুভেচ্ছা। আজ আমরা আমাদের স্বাধীনতার ৫০তম বছর উদযাপন করছি। এই সেই দিন যখন আমরা দমনকারী পূর্ব পাকিস্তানকে ছাড়িয়ে গিয়েছিলাম যারা আমাদের নিচে রেখেছিল। আজ সেই দিন যখন পৃথিবীর মানচিত্রে একটি নতুন দেশের জন্ম হয়েছিল। প্রতি বছর এই দিনটি উদযাপন আমাদেরকে বাংলাদেশী হিসেবে আরও বেশি গর্বিত করে।
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13/12/2021

Episode 3: Mental Health during the Pandemic is out!!
Here are the best bits from our latest episode.
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05/12/2021

As domestic violence surges during the pandemic, we dive into the reasons why this culture persists and what can be done to stop it.

03/12/2021

Episode: 1 | Road Safety

Amidst the controversy of the accident involving the Notre Dame College student, this episode aims to analyze the reasons behind Bangladesh's worsening road safety crisis, and possible solutions.

02/12/2021

Introducing our team members.

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